astrolabe Who acts: old instrument, sailors, museum, astronomer, class, astrolabe · What happens: make, use, measure, be, work out, have · To what, where: old instrument, Sun, horizon, Earth, shiny brass astrolabe, glass case
«astrolabe» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: astrolabe in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An old instrument made of brass discs and a pointer, used to measure how high the Sun or a star is above the horizon.
The tree, 24 words det amod nsubj acl case compound obl cc det conj punct acl:relcl mark xcomp advmod advmod det obl cc det conj cop case det punct root An DET old ADJ instrument NOUN made VERB of ADP brass NOUN discs NOUN and CCONJ a DET pointer NOUN , PUNCT used VERB to PART measure VERB how ADV high ADV the DET Sun PROPN or CCONJ a DET star NOUN is AUX above ADP the DET horizon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 instrument det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 instrument amod 3 instrument instrument NOUN Number=Sing 25 horizon nsubj 4 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 instrument acl 5 of of ADP _ 7 discs case 6 brass brass NOUN Number=Sing 7 discs compound 7 discs disc NOUN Number=Plur 4 made obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 pointer cc 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 pointer det 10 pointer pointer NOUN Number=Sing 7 discs conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 used punct 12 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 instrument acl:relcl 13 to to PART _ 14 measure mark 14 measure measure VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 used xcomp 15 how how ADV PronType=Int 16 high advmod 16 high high ADV Degree=Pos 18 Sun advmod 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 Sun det 18 Sun Sun PROPN Number=Sing 14 measure obl 19 or or CCONJ _ 21 star cc 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 star det 21 star star NOUN Number=Sing 18 Sun conj 22 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 25 horizon cop 23 above above ADP _ 25 horizon case 24 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 25 horizon det 25 horizon horizon NOUN Number=Sing root root 26 . . PUNCT _ 25 horizon punct
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1 make participle a old instrument not said here of brass discs and a pointer vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 2 use participle a old instrument not said here vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 measure to-infinitive the Sun or a star vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme 4 is present a old instrument the horizon tree rules
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 With it, sailors and astronomers could work out the time and where they were on Earth.
The tree, 16 words case nmod punct nsubj cc conj aux compound:prt det obl:unmarked cc advmod nsubj cop case conj punct root With ADP it PRON , PUNCT sailors NOUN and CCONJ astronomers NOUN could AUX work VERB out ADP the DET time NOUN and CCONJ where ADV they PRON were AUX on ADP Earth PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 With with ADP _ 2 it case 2 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 sailors nmod 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 sailors punct 4 sailors sailor NOUN Number=Plur 8 work nsubj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 astronomers cc 6 astronomers astronomer NOUN Number=Plur 4 sailors conj 7 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 work aux 8 work work VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 9 out out ADP _ 8 work compound:prt 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 time det 11 time time NOUN Number=Sing 8 work obl:unmarked 12 and and CCONJ _ 17 Earth cc 13 where where ADV PronType=Rel 17 Earth advmod 14 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 Earth nsubj 15 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 17 Earth cop 16 on on ADP _ 17 Earth case 17 Earth Earth PROPN Number=Sing 8 work conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 8 work punct
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1 work out could sailors with it and astronomers time vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent 2 is past sailors = sailor Earth tree rules
Example 1 The museum had a shiny brass astrolabe in a glass case.
det nsubj det amod compound obj case det compound nmod punct root The DET museum NOUN had VERB a DET shiny ADJ brass NOUN astrolabe NOUN in ADP a DET glass NOUN case NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 museum det 2 museum museum NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 astrolabe det 5 shiny shiny ADJ Degree=Pos 7 astrolabe amod 6 brass brass NOUN Number=Sing 7 astrolabe compound 7 astrolabe astrolabe NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 8 in in ADP _ 11 case case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 case det 10 glass glass NOUN Number=Sing 11 case compound 11 case case NOUN Number=Sing 7 astrolabe nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the museum a shiny brass astrolabe a glass case vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent astrolabe=Patient
Example 2 Sailors once used an astrolabe to find how far north they were.
nsubj advmod det obj mark advcl advmod advmod advmod nsubj advcl punct root Sailors NOUN once ADV used VERB an DET astrolabe NOUN to PART find VERB how ADV far ADV north ADV they PRON were VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sailors sailor NOUN Number=Plur 3 used nsubj 2 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 3 used advmod 3 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 astrolabe det 5 astrolabe astrolabe NOUN Number=Sing 3 used obj 6 to to PART _ 7 find mark 7 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 used advcl 8 how how ADV PronType=Int 9 far advmod 9 far far ADV Degree=Pos 10 north advmod 10 north north ADV _ 7 find advmod 11 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 were nsubj 12 were be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 north advcl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 used punct
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1 use past Sailors a astrolabe once property vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent astrolabe=Patient 2 find to-infinitive Sailors not said here north property vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent 3 be past Sailors = sailor vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 The astronomer held up the astrolabe to the night sky.
det acl compound:prt det obj case det compound nmod punct root The DET astronomer NOUN held VERB up ADP the DET astrolabe NOUN to ADP the DET night NOUN sky NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 astronomer det 2 astronomer astronomer NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 held hold VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 astronomer acl 4 up up ADP _ 3 held compound:prt 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 astrolabe det 6 astrolabe astrolabe NOUN Number=Sing 3 held obj 7 to to ADP _ 10 sky case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 sky det 9 night night NOUN Number=Sing 10 sky compound 10 sky sky NOUN Number=Sing 6 astrolabe nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 astronomer punct
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1 hold up participle the astronomer not said here the astrolabe to the night sky vn support-15.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot astrolabe=Theme
Example 4 Our class made a paper astrolabe in science.
nmod:poss nsubj det compound obj case nmod punct root Our PRON class NOUN made VERB a DET paper NOUN astrolabe NOUN in ADP science NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 class nmod:poss 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 astrolabe det 5 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 6 astrolabe compound 6 astrolabe astrolabe NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obj 7 in in ADP _ 8 science case 8 science science NOUN Number=Sing 6 astrolabe nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past Our class a paper astrolabe science vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset astrolabe=Product
Example 5 An astrolabe measures the height of a star above the horizon.
det nsubj det obj case det nmod case det nmod punct root An DET astrolabe NOUN measures VERB the DET height NOUN of ADP a DET star NOUN above ADP the DET horizon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 astrolabe det 2 astrolabe astrolabe NOUN Number=Sing 3 measures nsubj 3 measures measure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 height det 5 height height NOUN Number=Sing 3 measures obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 star case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 star det 8 star star NOUN Number=Sing 5 height nmod 9 above above ADP _ 11 horizon case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 horizon det 11 horizon horizon NOUN Number=Sing 8 star nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 measures punct
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1 measure present a astrolabe the height of a star above the horizon vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme height=Value
Example 6 Scholars in Baghdad improved the astrolabe long ago.
nsubj case nmod det obj advmod advmod punct root Scholars NOUN in ADP Baghdad PROPN improved VERB the DET astrolabe NOUN long ADV ago ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scholars scholar NOUN Number=Plur 4 improved nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 3 Baghdad case 3 Baghdad Baghdad PROPN Number=Sing 1 Scholars nmod 4 improved improve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 astrolabe det 6 astrolabe astrolabe NOUN Number=Sing 4 improved obj 7 long long ADV Degree=Pos 8 ago advmod 8 ago ago ADV _ 4 improved advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 improved punct
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1 improve past Scholars in Baghdad the astrolabe ago property vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent astrolabe=Patient
Example 7 She turned the ring of the astrolabe to line it up with the Sun.
nsubj det obj case det nmod mark advcl obj compound:prt case det obl root She PRON turned VERB the DET ring NOUN of ADP the DET astrolabe NOUN to PART line VERB it PRON up ADP with ADP the DET Sun. PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 turned nsubj 2 turned turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 ring det 4 ring ring NOUN Number=Sing 2 turned obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 astrolabe case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 astrolabe det 7 astrolabe astrolabe NOUN Number=Sing 4 ring nmod 8 to to PART _ 9 line mark 9 line line VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 turned advcl 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 line obj 11 up up ADP _ 9 line compound:prt 12 with with ADP _ 14 Sun. case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 Sun. det 14 Sun. Sunday PROPN Number=Sing 9 line obl
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1 turn past She the ring of the astrolabe vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent ring=Theme 2 line up to-infinitive She not said here ring sunday vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Destination
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